MIAF 2026 Festival Winners

Best of the Festival

Dollhouse Elephant
– Jenny Jokela

Best Australian

If/When
– Courtney Westbrook

Best Australian Student Film

Joint winners

Best International Student Film

The City Of Silence
– M. Cornemillot, M. Finet, A. Garde, M. Girouard, M. Laporte
(France) [ESMA]

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Program Winners

International Competition Program #1

Carcassonne Acapulco
– Marjorie Caup, Olivier Heraud

Special Mention:

Joko
– Izabela Plucińska

International Competition Program #2

Dollhouse Elephant
– Jenny Jokela

Special Mention:

Angry Cars
– Shaun Clark

International Competition Program #3

Kosmogonia
– Karolina Chabier

International Competition Program #4

Winter In March
– Natalia Mirzoyan

International Competition Program #5

The Girl Who Cried Pearls
– Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski

International Competition Program #6: Beyond Story

Formless Love
– Lingfeng Hao

International Competition Program #7: Darker Visions

Fried
– Lizzie Watts

International Competition Program #8: Abstract Showcase

Impromptu
– Steven Subotnick

International Competition Program #9: Character Studies

Courage
– Margot Jacquet, Nathan Baudry, Marion Choudin, Jeanne Desplanques, Lise Delcroix, Salomé Cognon

International Competition Program #10: Friday Extreme

The Synthetic Age
– Dimitris Armenakis

Late Night Bizarre

Chasing Lip Balms
– Gabriele Favaretto

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Audience Winners

Australian Showcase

Plumpin: Hat
– Ivan Dixon

Australian Student Showcase

Beneath The Hollow
– Naiya Garbutt

International Competition Program #1

Joko
– Izabela Plucińska

International Competition Program #2

Off-Time
– Nata Metlukh

International Competition Program #3

Kosmogonia
– Karolina Chabier

International Competition Program #4

Winter In March
– Natalia Mirzoyan

International Competition Program #5

The Girl Who Cried Pearls
– Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski

International Competition Program #6: Beyond Story

Meteoric
– Paul Ó Muiris

International Competition Program #7: Darker Visions

Dog Alone
– Marta Reis Andrade

International Competition Program #8: Abstract Showcase

Shapes And Forms – Eddy Current Suppression Ring
– Oliver Georgiou

International Competition Program #9: Character Studies

Atomik Tour
– Bruno Collet

International Competition Program #10: Friday Extreme

The Synthetic Age
– Dimitris Armenakis

Late Night Bizarre

Basketball Explorer Presents: The Shot Doctor
– Keith Pakiz

International Student Competition Program #1

It Hurts!
– Anastasiia Petrova

International Student Competition Program #2

Finite
– Kun-Hung Tsai, Yi-Ping Lee

International Student Competition Program #3

The Sandwich Is Good, I Don’t Want To Die
– A. Hlagund, M. La Casta Aramburu, E. Lasseigne, S. Rapin, L. Toupance

International Student Competition Program #4

Aphelion
– Y. Col, E. Girod, L. Stasse, V. Toscanelli

International Student Competition Program #5

Et Apres
– C. Raffin, A. Collin, L. Baux, B. Nguyen, N. Delory, N. Petit

International Student Competition Program #6

Grip
– Y. Harraca, A. Lopez-Raulin, L. Mugnier-Bajat, M. Raoul